Genesis 30:37

The Passion Translation

Jacob, however, cut green branches of poplar, almond, and plane trees and peeled back part of their bark, to expose the white inner wood of the branches.

Cross References

Genesis 30:36

He set a distance of a three-day journey between himself and Jacob, while Jacob continued to tend the rest of Laban’s flocks.

Genesis 30:38

Then he set the partially peeled branches inside the water troughs where the goats would see them when they came to drink.

Jeremiah 1:11

Yahweh spoke to me again: “What do you see, Jeremiah?” I replied: “I see an almond branch.”

Ezekiel 31:8

The mighty cedar tree was unrivaled in God’s garden. No cypress compares to such lovely branches as these; No sycamore could match its splendor. No tree in the garden of God could match its beauty.